The X-Men TAS Podcast

We remember the great Norm Spencer (voice of Cyclops) before diving into the weird and creepy exploits of Spyke! Join us as we discuss... Norm Spencer, the definitive Cyclops! Spyke's lack of directorial vision! Rogue and Kitty's friendship, um, a long way to go on that front! Hope Cyclops eventually gets that burger! How the X-Men collectively maul Sabertooth then leave him in a frozen...

Now we're cooking! Some questions are finally being answered and some setups are finally paying off! Is this the episode where we become Evolution fans? Join us as we discuss... Some brief thoughts on the sudden and tragic passing of the legendary Chadwick Boseman... Cyclops, three-dimensional human being! Professor X finally cops to his poor leadership?! The X-Men let an entire field trip fr...

Nightcrawler rescues Forge from a strange dimension in the best episode of Evolution yet, well, at least according to your hosts who are experiencing the show for the first time! Join us as we discuss... Why it would be a good idea to include Forge in the new MCU! Having fun on the couch as a kid! The X-Men, like Professor X, are jerks! Would the show be better without Wolverine? Balancing crazy X...

A brand new character enters the X-Men, and hopefully he gets to stick around a little longer than poor, old Morph! Join us as we discuss... The limitations of creating a new character whose power is to stab things! The X-Men realize that they need to do a better job recruiting! A good mutant, a bad mutant...you win some and lose some! The original X-Men theme...what??? Things seem to be pointing...

Enter the Blob...who stinks, not because he smells, though he probably also smells! Join us as we discuss... Better Blobs in X-Men history! Can someone explain to us why the X-Men attend both a high school and the Xavier Institute at the same time? Jean Grey, glassy eyed cult recruiter! Wolverine the terrible! We get it, Rogue is conflicted! The hate watch carries on, probably for good as we conti...

The worst version of Rogue enters our lives and we have a lot of complaints! Join us as we discuss... All the live action X-Men characters we know and hate! Rogue is like Coca-Cola...Classic>New... Professor X's completely dumb plan to capture "the rogue"... Why hate-watching this series is actually quite enjoyable in the end! We actually had a lot of fun on this one, so don&apos...

We travel back to high school to meet Kitty Pryde and relive some of our more awkward high school memories! Join us to discuss... Atomic LSD radiation evil science experiments and the birth of mutants! Along those crazy lines, real UFOs? Starting to think there is something a little off with this Professor X... Tall Wolverine and his pointless Sabertooth battle! Let's be real, Kitty and Jean...

A new era of the X-Men TAS Podcast dawns as your hosts tackle X-Men: Evolution! Join us as we discuss... Hey, new X-Men is new X-Men! The 'Poochiefication' of the X-Men! Reveling in why the original series is so great! Nightcrawler's image changer...useful, or problematic? 52 episodes...so, a whole year?...oh boy! If you love X-Men: Evolution, hang in there with us, because we have...

We dig up an artifact of X-Men lore and dive deep into the failed made-for-tv movie/pilot, Generation X from 1996. Join us as we discuss... The best live action Emma Frost of all-time! The strange Banshee connection between this and X-Men TAS! The weird connections between the plot of Generation X and Batman Forever! Jubilee, dropping F-bombs! A brief rundown of all the live-action Marvel shows th...

How Fantastic is this movie? Not very...Join us to discuss... One of the more interesting behind the scenes Hollywood disasters in Marvel history! A missed opportunity for Tommy Wiseau! All your favorite FF4 characters with practically zero personality traits! Our attempts to script doctor (doom) this thing into something better! While this movie wasn't great, the discussion was fun and hopef...

A movie so bad it causes your hosts to breakdown in a series of increasingly cynical rants about all of society. Join us as we discuss... Sure, cram in 3-4 classic comic epics into one movie, always works! Why Sue Storm is probably the worst movie character of all time! Drinking game, have a shot every time Sonia sighs or groans! Sex and the City, Walt Disney, cancel culture, American history, we...

When there were no more original X-Men or Spider-Man TAS episodes to cover, we ventured back to the movies, this time with the immortal classic, Fantastic Four from 2005! Join us as we discuss... The hell-scape of mid-2000s culture! The tragedy of the Invisible Woman! The triumph of the Thing's rubber suit! Doom, petty tyrant with petty problems! A decent setup leads to a pointless ending! St...

Our final Spider-Man cinematic entry to cover (more or less) brings a bunch of surprises to your intrepid hosts! Join us as we discuss... The most expensive movie of all-time (well, briefly)! Why we think Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker is insane! Was anyone's heart in this? Why you might enjoy this movie (and podcast) played at a faster clip! The weirdest, most depressing end to a super-he...

We say farewell to Spider-Man TAS and say hello to an uncertain future as we dive deep on a slew of Spider-Man, X-Men and world related topics! Join us as we discuss... Spider-Man's interdimensional confusion! Uncle Ben and Mary Jane, resurrected and it feels so good! Why can't anyone notice that Spider-Carnage is a crazy monster!? The simmering romantic tension between Stan Lee and Mada...

It's the penultimate episode of Spider-Man TAS, and boy do we get mileage out of that word! Join us as we discuss... How epic the whole thing is! Comparisons to Batman: Arkham Knight?? Comparisons to Into The Spider-Verse! The self-loathing of meeting your more successful self! Some loose Gozilla and Synder Cut talk! Another classic series is almost over and we love you all for sticking with...

The Fantastic Four take center stage as they take on the benevolence(?) of Dr. Doom in the third to last Spidey TAS episode ever! Join us as we discuss... Why Dr. Doom is awesome and the FF4 are kind of lame! Is slapping "new" on a freshly discovered region lazy cartography? More sad moments from Jack Kirby's underappreciated life! Lets face it, if any hero is going to invent time t...

Spider-Man's jealous of Captain America while Morbius expresses a bond deeper than love on the latest episode of Spider-Man TAS! Join us as we discuss... That you have to make sure to have consent before transporting someone across the galaxy! How Red Skull somehow managed to recruit Nazi goons on an alien world! Is Spider-Man cheating on his transdimensionally lost girlfriend, or the corpse...

For Spider-Man's final adventure, he is beamed across the galaxy to fight in a battle of good vs. evil because some super god can't tell the difference yet! Join us as we discuss... Shopping a better title for planet Earth! How the bench for the team of evil gets a little weak at the end! Super-hero hype vs. super-hero tropes! Should we read the Secret Wars comic book? Ranking the Batman...

COME for the insane debate over transporter technology and clone death but STAY for the stunning Spider-Man twists and turns! Join us as we discuss... How the Black Cat reluctantly settled for the ugly vampire! The emotions of a clone! Doc Connors vs. Professor X, who do YOU trust with your mind? Why we wish to clone Patrick Stewart! Madame Web, we're on your team now in our 30s! This is anot...

Little did Mary Jane realize that by marrying Peter Parker, you marry his perpetual rain cloud! Join us to discuss... The hellish commute from NYC to Niagara Falls and back! Why Mary Jane and Peter should consider moving back to Queens! How it's getting harder to just accept that Felicia and Peter just don't know about each other's secret identities! Grand Theft Boating! Burning tox...

SHIELD nearly blows up New York City while the Red Skull's family isn't as happy as we thought on the latest episode of Spider-Man TAS! Join us as we discuss... Trying not to bear hug a man coursing with electricity! Wanna take over the world? Better get a quorum together at the UN first! Cap, just kick Red Skull in the balls and run away, please! Some lighthearted Hulu recs, Devs, and a...

The Doomsday Device is revealed and Captain America returns to defend democracy on the latest episode of Spider-Man TAS! Join us as we discuss... The Thunderer wasted his life! Red Skull, jovial family man? The Kingpin's poor investment strategy in mysterious Doomsday devices! Half a dozen robots...the world quakes in fear! What would make the perfect X-Men video game? We also rag on Disney P...

Spider-Man is webbed up in a world of secrets involving Captain America, Red Skull, Uncle Ben and the Whizzer?? Join us to discuss... This is a Watchmen ripoff, right? Superhero magical rings, where do you come down on the issue? The many mixed origins of Captain America! Couldn't Cap have just wrestled Red Skull in a slightly less dangerous area? All that and some spur of the moment James Bo...

Cold War intrigue descends like a fine mist over the Spider-Man TAS universe! Join us as we discuss... Making a better Captain America movie! Russians and Americans, can't we just be friends? Can't the Rhino at least try to twitch his muscles? So, Spider-Man just web-slinged through miles of Chernobyl to catch his plane ride home? The action, mystery and suspense heat up in a surprisingl...

Never been a better time to binge super-hero cartoon from the 90s, so join us as we wade deeper into the mysterious waters that is season five of Spider-Man TAS where we will discuss... Never-ending superhero continuity! Missing the world of the greatest generation! Spider-Man, wise hero or creepy stalker? Let's face it, the SHIELD HQ is pregnant now! How safe is it web sling in a foreign cou...